Tag: Wyoming

New fiber optic line planned from Casper to Colorado

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Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Joined the Line-Up ...

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Joined the Line-Up of Speakers (Photo credit: USFWS Mountain Prairie)

By TREVOR GRAFF Star-Tribune staff writer

Gov. Matt Mead announced Tuesday the planned installation of a new fiber optics line that will run from Casper to the Colorado border.

Advanced Communications Technology, based in Sheridan, is installing the line as part of the Governor’s initiative to boost the expansion of broadband services in the state’s rural regions.

“Any time we expand broadband, it benefits people and business. ACT is one of many companies operating in Wyoming. This means more options for Wyoming people and more access points for communities from Casper to the Colorado border,” Mead said.

With the new line, ACT’s network will now service the entire state.

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Wyoming Town Creates Broadband Bonanza

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How does a town of 5000 people in a sparsely populated region get its own fiber-to-household broadband system — WITHOUT relying on federal funding? Powell, Wyoming, is one of the great broadband success stories of the decade.

By Craig Settles

Powell, Wyoming, at first glance may appear to be the typical rural community that large and even some small broadband service providers avoid. The town has just over 5,000 residents in a county with a population density of four people per square mile. The last place for a fiber network, right? Wrong! Powell’s community-owned network, Powellink, is one of the great success stories in broadband.

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Wide-open spaces appear to be the perfect spot to launch an Internet service business

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Mammoth Networks is picking up the slack for Internet services to rural ISP; thereby, bypassing large incumbent service providers and reducing the cost to the consumer. I bet that will spur a competitive response from the incumbents once Mammoth aggregates enough ISP.  This business model is a great example of recognizing a market hole and filling it.

By STEVE MCMANAMEN, News-Record Writer [email protected]

Gillette, and Wyoming in general, sometimes can be a little behind when it comes to getting new things.

Whether it is seeing a new movie, buying the newest cell phone or getting our first Starbucks, Gillette residents are prepared to wait.

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